Androsace filiformis
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Androsace filiformis is a species of flowering plant in the primrose family
known by the common names filiform rockjasmine and slender-stemmed androsace. It is an uncommon plant native to the western United States, where it grows in mountain meadows. It is also known from Eurasia. This is a small annual herb forming hairy to hairless patches up to 12 centimeters tall. The basal rosette contains finely toothed leaves up to 2 centimeters long, often much smaller, and oval to nearly triangular in shape. There are generally several open umbel
s of tiny five-lobed white flowers on long pedicels
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Primulaceae
Primulaceae is a family of flowering plants with about 24 genera, including some favorite garden plants and wildflowers. It is also known as the primrose family.- Genera :...
known by the common names filiform rockjasmine and slender-stemmed androsace. It is an uncommon plant native to the western United States, where it grows in mountain meadows. It is also known from Eurasia. This is a small annual herb forming hairy to hairless patches up to 12 centimeters tall. The basal rosette contains finely toothed leaves up to 2 centimeters long, often much smaller, and oval to nearly triangular in shape. There are generally several open umbel
Umbel
An umbel is an inflorescence which consists of a number of short flower stalks which are equal in length and spread from a common point, somewhat like umbrella ribs....
s of tiny five-lobed white flowers on long pedicels
Pedicel (botany)
A pedicel is a stem that attaches single flowers to the main stem of the inflorescence. It is the branches or stalks that hold each flower in an inflorescence that contains more than one flower....
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